One of Portland’s Hardcore Soccer Bars Has Been Replaced By, Well, Another Soccer Bar
When Peter Mahr bought 4-4-2 on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard last June, his professed goal was to turn the place from a hardcore soccer bar into a neighborhood bar friendly to soccer fans and the footy-averse alike. On non-game days, it’s possible that Mahr, a former amateur player himself, has fulfilled that promise. Make no mistake, though: When the Timbers are on at Gol, as he rechristened it, this is still very much a soccer bar.